Roadside Inspection 85398258

Roadside inspection on Aug 1, 2025 in Michigan • Carrier: BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4252114) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85398258
Date:
Aug 1, 2025
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONROE SCALE N/B
Carrier (USDOT):
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC (4252114)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
P1251211 (IL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.28 violations per inspection across 79 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
2
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 7,447 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
23%
79 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
79
259 violations · 29 OOS
Prior 90 days
79
259 violations · 29 OOS · 3.28 per inspection
Prior 365 days
79
259 violations · 29 OOS · 3.28 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RRGL1NG400747 IL P1251211 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7UZFW5035PL001051 IL 1004984ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
85862803 Sep 23, 2025 TN L3 DANDRIDGE TN 3 OOS
85852240 Sep 21, 2025 MS L1 1
85850701 Sep 20, 2025 IN L3 GARY IN 5 OOS
85785561 Sep 12, 2025 SC L3 LEXINGTON SC 3
85779001 Sep 11, 2025 IA L2 1
85762413 Sep 11, 2025 PA L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86604613 Dec 16, 2025 IL L2 7UZFW5035PL001051
86552289 Dec 11, 2025 NC L3 7UZFW5035PL001051
86306058 Nov 6, 2025 MT L1 7UZFW5035PL001051
85981548 Oct 4, 2025 IL L3 7UZFW5035PL001051
85481189 Aug 12, 2025 NC L1 7UZFW5035PL001051
85481189 Aug 12, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL1NG400747
85398966 Aug 1, 2025 MI L3 7UZFW5035PL001051
85398966 Aug 1, 2025 MI L3 3C63RRGL1NG400747

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